Sausage and Spinach Stuffed Shells
These stuffed shells are stuffed with sweet Italian sausage, spinach, ricotta and cheese for a heart meal that's sure to satisfy!
Servings: 8
Calories: 536kcal
Ingredients
- 12 oz Jumbo Pasta Shells
- 3/4 lb Ground Sausage
- 2 cloves Garlic minced
- 1.5 cups Fresh Spinach chopped
- 15 oz Whole Ricotta Cheese
- 1 Egg
- 1 Tbsp. Dried Oregano
- 3/4 cup Parmesan divided
- 2 cups Mozzarella shredded, divided
- 24-26 oz Jar of Spaghetti Sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook shells according to directions on box. Drain, rinse with cold water and lay on paper towels to dry.
- In a large skillet, cook sausage until no longer pink, Add garlic and chopped spinach and cook 1-2 more minutes until spinach is wilted. Remove from heat.
- In a large bowl, add ricotta, egg, oregano, 1/2 cup parmesan and 1 cup of mozzarella. Mix well to combine.
- Add sausage-spinach mixture to the cheese mixture and mix well.
- In the bottom of a 3-quart casserole dish, add enough sauce to cover the bottom, about 1/2-3/4 cup.
- Fill each pasta shell with the spinach mixture and place filled shells in the baking dish in a single file.
- Cover shells with the remaining pasta sauce. Sprinkle remaining parmesan and mozzarella evenly over the top.
- Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 5-10 minutes until the cheese is melted.